ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291195
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 2016 |
| Time: | 10:38 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N6919U |
| MSN: | 251 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2434 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brodhead, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brodhead, WI (C37) |
| Mio, MI (51M) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot arrived to a turf strip to attend a fly-in event on the day of the accident. During departure, the pilot stated he applied full aft yoke during the takeoff roll and lifted off with a nose high attitude. Soon after takeoff, the airplane banked left and descended into a cornfield, which damaged the firewall. The pilot attributed his nose high attitude immediately after takeoff to an improper nose up trim setting, as he had not set the airplane's elevator trim to the takeoff position in accordance with the before takeoff checklist. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during initial climb due to an excessively nose-high attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff in accordance with the Before Takeoff checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN16CA383
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 10:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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